Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 59.9% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.1% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 59.1% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 40.3% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 78.1% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Paraguay

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Paraguay.

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Paraguay vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of United States, you would:

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pay 69.1% less for restaurants

	United States	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$4.00 PYG24,133	-79.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$5.16 PYG31,121	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$0.83 PYG4,986	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.49 PYG2,934	-75.7%
Average			-69.1%

United States vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

	United States	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.04 PYG6,252	-70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$3.49 PYG21,049	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$3.52 PYG21,225	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$1.81 PYG10,894	-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$1.51 PYG9,096	-72.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$0.94 PYG5,678	-60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.41 PYG2,443	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.40 PYG2,433	-80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.73 PYG4,423	-66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.46 PYG2,754	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.41 PYG2,469	-70.4%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 40.3% less for transportation

	United States	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$3.61 PYG21,764	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$28.58 PYG172K	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$15,411.13 PYG93M	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$7.41 PYG44,696	-57.9%
Average			-40.3%

United States vs. Paraguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	United States	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$16.79 PYG101K	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$394.03 PYG2M	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$298.30 PYG2M	-78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$27.56 PYG166K	-81.6%
Average			-78.1%

United States vs. Paraguay - Cost of housing

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	United States	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$120.95 PYG729K	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$2,948.66 PYG18M	-87.3%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$1.33 PYG8,027	-77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$1.82 PYG10,971	-64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$1.26 PYG7,604	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$26.69 PYG161K	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$5.49 PYG33,092	-59.8%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	United States	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$55.16 PYG333K	+8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$37.83 PYG228K	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$78.06 PYG471K	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$55.34 PYG334K	-50.6%
Average			-15.8%

United States vs. Paraguay - Cost of clothing

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